New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-13
PERSONAL.

by accident while cunning in Missouri when a
boy, Postmaster j. c. Hendrix, Of Brooklyn shot OH
the fingers Of his right hand. In writing no holds
his pen between his thumb and the stub Of his nst.
When he was a college sophomore at Cornell he &C
ccptcd the editorship of little foolscap sheet sized
daily at Ithaca In the place OF the sormer editor who
had suddenly disappeared Mr.. Hendrix composed
tho entire STAFF doing the work OF reporter, coTo-
spondent, scssCrsdrivcr and leader writer. In his
| capacity reporter, no attended a supper OF the
Ancient order OF nIbernlans the evening Of st.
Patrlcks Day. a bury looking Irishman watched him
a. his pen, so queerly held, nimbly along over
| tho paper Again tho next day the same man ought
companion with him Into the newspaper Office aud,
after buying copy OF The paper, oltcrod behind with
his Dyes fixed upon the editor, who then scrbbng
away rapidly the night before. 1hon turning
| to his friend the Hbernian said "Fath It's often
Oive huhrd tell OF thin short hand writer's but this
Is the fufst tolmc OF liver alt dyes Of thin.
| Anent tho proiisious 20 ner tho Republicans Of
Franco, and patlcu ary tho "reddest' Of them, have
been making to do honor to the memory OF KatlioC
10 Is Of Interest ~ recall that genial rcformers remarks
concerning France uttered as recently a. In May last
al have" said VI. KatkOd, "a deadly hatrei for
France. because she always anl stl II hotbel
OF Liberal and Revolutionary propaganda and do not
despair Of seeing hnr one day occupied second time
by the armies Of order.
SignOr Crsp, the Premier OF Italy, Ia said TO
be cmlnently democratic In tho best OF that word
But he wants dlsjoincd democracy, az that word
Is generally understood the Continent: no wants
a democracy with order and dignity. Individually
he Il very simple In his habits. His table may have
tho best OF yands ohersfor himself he IL simple
modest and temperate In his eating and drinking
His house In Rrme 10 fitted up with luxury and taste
and his residence in Naples In Its tasteful decorations
and In its solldty OF exterior and INTERIOR supasses
every other private residence In that city. It IL
odnco entirely original, both 10 its facade and
TO It's internal arrangements AMI no aoubt Il con-
ceptOn of his mind, and not that OF his architect
In tho frescocs OF hls spacious drawing room there
are depicted by tho irst artists the scenes Of tho
campaigns of Sicily with Garibaldi and the glorious
Thousand" Of the year 1860. Every room displays
artistic taste, without OVERRIDING and overlooking,
and tho canvases are all of the very first class.
Secretary lamar appears be the favorlto protegc
Of tho Star Eyed Goddess of Reform. IL said that
hc has put In ONCE I'm Washington relatives and
nclgbbors than all other members of tho
Cabinet put togothor A Democratic Repre-
sentative says tho Secretary IL bring
Ing 10 Washington ana putting into office every white
Democrat In Mississippi and he Will have lot Of
special excursion trains at election time take
them back To vote. II he didn't do that the State
would go unanimously Republican.
Chief among the relics" OF England must be reck
oned Charles shaw-Lefevrc, Lord Evelscy. At ninety
four years old no Is still spnghty and active man.
In body and mind. He Is close student of current
politics when no Speaker OF tie House. thirty
old years ago, and "a keen a sportsman ever,
may bo inferre from tho fact that he has just been
purchasing brace Of breech-loadng guns containing
all tho modern improvements invented 10y men born
since he passed tho meridian Of life.